The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-03
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An act authorizing the city Of St. Paul to issue
bonds to increase the sewerage fund and for
other purposes.
An act to authorize the city of St. Paul to is
sue bonds for extending, etc, the water works
An act to authorize the city of St. Paul to
issue board of education bonds.
An act to appropriate money for the expenses
Of the Mississippi river commission
An act to authorize the city Of st. Paul to
An act authorizing each town in Mceker
county to support its own poor.
4, Az act authorizing the village council Of
to can Sf as moving
Il! An ct to extend the corporate limits Of the
An act 10 amend section i2, chapter &C.
atin9 the village OF Fosson.
The report that the county committee
OF Polk county be authorized to issue bonds
to build bridges was accepted and the bill
passed.
The report Of the committee of railroads
recommending the passage of the Donnellv
bill amending article 10 Of the Constitution,
and relating to the regulation of RAILROADS,
was accepted
SENArE.-The committee on education
recommended the passage Of bills appro-
priating money for Il school for dependent
children and for higher education.
The finance committee recommended the
passage OF the bills fixing the salary OF the
superintendent of public instruction, and
the appropriation OF money for q third
hospital for the insane.
The committee on railroads recommend
ed the passage Of the bill relating to the
control OF the Sioux City road by the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis L. Omaha.
The agricultural committee recommended
the passage OF bills relating to the main
tenance OF farmers institutes and prohib-
ting the destruction of aquatic game in
certain seasons.
The committee on deal, dumb and blind
recommended the use Of the Mcdonald fire
escape on public buildings, providing the
demand OF the owners was not unreasOn.
able. Money for an imbecile institute was
likewise recommended.
The senate passed a bill abolishing the oil
inspectorship.
HousE-Mr. Keys introduced substitute
for the Prosser high license bill. 1t is cx-
actly similar to that bill. except that it
strikes out the clause giving city councils,
ETC., the power to make the license more
than $500 CIR $1,000:
Without any debate. and only a few
negative votes against it, Donnelly's
amendment to the constitution, which
provides for free markets for food pro-
ducts, and empowers the legislature to de.
fine the punishment for conspiracies to
control these markets, and his bill tax.
ing railroad companies, passed and were
sent on to the senate.
In the passage OF the Donnelly railroad
bill this was stricken out: "Provided
that any real estate, ETC., owned by said
railroad company not actually used in
the transportation OF persons and proper
ty shall be assessed and taxed as other
property OF a like nature, ETC., is assessed
and taxed"
Mr.. Gross, member OF the house from the
Thirteenth senatorial district was unscat.
ed, and Capt. Snyder voted in.
SENATE.
Senator Durant offered the following:
Whereas, at a public meeting held In the
Grand opera house in the city Of St. Paul on
Sunday evening. Jan. 80, an intimation was
given to the public OF The state Of Mlnnesora by
tho speakers who addressed said meeting that
The members Of the state legislature now in ses-
sion. and that members OF the legislature Of
1855, had been influenced by mercenary motives
IN their votes , and ACTIONS relative to the
Resolved. That it Is the duty OF the senate to
order the appointment of a committee to make
full and complete investigation OF the charges
nat AFFECT our positions public officers and
1ur characters as private citizens: therefore.
Resolved, That the president OF the senate
,ppoint a committee OF five senators, whose
lutv 1t shall he to fully Investigate the imputa-
IONS cast upon the members IF this senate
Mr.. ComstOck said be wanted the senate to
take time to think about the matter, and he
ave notice Of debate SO the resolution could
prevent the passage of the resolution, but
simply to give the senators time to sleep on
tower night
Mr. Goodrich's bill introduced in the SEN
ite Yesterday proposing constitutional
amendment Is the came as the Iowa law on
prohibition The amendment proposed is:
No person shall manufacture for sale or shall
'ell or keep for sale any intoxicating liquors
whatever, including ale, wine and beer
MIR: Goodrich asked that the bill be sent to
ne committee on temperance and it was so
referred.
The following bills were recommended to
Ass: Goodrich. carnal knowledge of chill
1ren; Keller, private banks using corporate
aames: Day, admission of pupils to public
schools; Goodrich, relating to pharmacy
Goodrich, relating to the filing Of afiidavits;
dalvorson, abolishing the board OF ilnn,iera-
tate board OF education; Gibson. relating to
bonds: Constock. relating to probate courts;
Oswald, providing a new judge for Mime
polls; Knox, A. F., relating to Wadena
county poor; Keyes, A. F., to incorporate
he village OF Dundas
HoU Sc.
Mr.. Rogers offered the following resolu.
e'0n hich " as subsequently amended:
Resolved, That the speaker OF the house an.
)oint at once committee of five to Investigate
md ascertain ii any corrupt influences. either
monetary or otherwise are being used to in
nuence the votes of members Of this house on
my measure now pending before this house. or
likely to be broguht before it, and as to whether
detectives have been or are now employed to
"atch the members of this house, with power
% send tor persons aud papers,
Amendment added by Mr.. Potter and &C.
:epted:
And also II there is anv truth in the asser-
ton that large sums OF money have been raised
TOR the purpose OF defeating any measure before
this house.
Mr. Rogers then said:
i, rise to what deem the consideration of an
important matter. As is we'll known a measure
relating to high license has been before the
mouse. And it has been known that to some
honorably opposed.
He then referred to Sunday nights high
license mass meeting as one evidently called
to create sentiment in favor of particular
bill (the Prosser measure). He continued,
very eruphatically:
This ts all well enough, but when the governor
OF this state and the attorney general presume
20 appear at such meeting and to subst antially
charge members Of q coordinate branch of the
state government with being bribed. say that
it Is time to call . halt on this governor and
general and MAKE them their
IN this floor to buy up members. let it be
known. have said that there are mon in this
house VINO Will not support this bill. This
meeting was to whip in the Republicans. Now
ct US see what the governor said. l read what
purPorts to be fair, accurate report OF his re-
marks.
After debate the resolution was unani-
mous]y adopted.
At the republican caucus of both houses
it was voted to pass the Prosser license
bill by the following vote:
For the Prosser Bill-Senators Bowen, Brown
Clark, Compton. Comssock. Crandall. Daniels
Day, Dodge, Edwards. Finseth, Halvorsen.
Hoard, n. johnson, T. johnson. Sampson, Sven.
on, Wallmark, Wood-l9. Against the bill
Buchanan, Clough Eaton-3
Representatives-For the bill: ]. A. Anderson.
Baker, Rarker. Br own, Colby, Eltngson, Estes
Evens0n. Fathers Havorson. Hanson, Hattie
tad. Hurd, Iverson, johnson, Johnsrud, Knox,
kres, latham, Lee, Mobiles, Plowman, Potter
Pratt, Prosser, Reese. Shoemaker, Sntder, Swart.
voudt. Tompkins, Williams, Wallace-32
Against the bill: Comstock, Dunno. Elmquist,
t'iynn. J; N. Jones, Lum, Mattson. Naesett,
WisOn-o.
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